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Alligators Can't Kiss
by Bruce W Niedt It's a fact: alligators can't kiss -
sharp teeth and a long snout like this
make their oral affection remiss.
Alligators aren't able to kiss.
What's more, armadillos can't hug -
they'd rather roll up, tight and snug,
so attackers walk off with a shrug.
Armadillos just don't want to hug.
And centipedes, you know, cannot dance -
legs'll tangle; they don't stand a chance.
So forget any ballroom romance!
Centipedes don't know how to dance.
So that brings this poem to me -
I kiss and I hug admirably!
But dancing, I can't guarantee.
Still, that's not too bad, two for three.
05/22/2007 Author's Note: [First published in Sunken Lines, Winter 2005.]
Posted on 05/23/2007
Copyright © 2025 Bruce W Niedt
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 05/23/07 at 04:31 AM Ha! Bruce, this is great. It's an adult's nursery rhyme. I was seeing the illustrations as I read. Very cute. :) |
| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 05/25/07 at 02:38 PM Yep a great write. This is just the sort of thing I like. Wish I'd written it lol |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 05/25/07 at 11:48 PM Bruce - are you familiar with the story of 'The Dancing Centipede'? If not, there's a version here > http://www.njcu.edu/cill/vol6/love.html <(a couple of scrolls down the page)...but I suspect you are, and conveniently dismissed it for the duration of creation here :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/21/08 at 11:41 PM I'm glad I stumbled onto this delightful ditty! Ha and Ha!!! |
| Posted by Carol Grant on 08/07/10 at 12:02 AM Bruce..this did tickle my phunnie bone. I was happy to read a poem I understood right off the bat and didn't have to guess what they were writing about.
Nice write Mr Mr... :O) |
| Posted by Jody Pratt on 12/06/10 at 03:22 AM This is fun and uplifting, I approve. haha |
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